Sasha Velour
Biography
Sasha Velour is the stage name of Alexander Hedges Steinberg, a drag queen, performer, visual artist, and hostess of Brooklyn "Nightgowns" show, as well as the Season 9 winner of RuPaul's Drag Race. Sasha's parents named her after Alexandra Kollontai, a Russian feminist leader, but for most of her life, she’s went by "Sasha", a common Russian nickname for either Alexander or Alexandra. Because she was told her whole life that she had a girl's name, she kept it. "Velour" comes from a fabric often used as a cheaper substitute for velvet, which Sasha thinks is the perfect metaphor for drag.
Known For
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Broad City
The Bold Type
The Pit Stop
Whatcha Packin'
We're Here
All Movies (5)
- A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint2025 · as Self
- NightGowns: The Musical2021 · as Miss Xandra
- Drag Queen Christmas 20202020
- NightGowns FOREVER2020 · as Self
- BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends2018 · as Self
All TV Shows (13)
- King of Drag2025 · as Self - Judge
- Drag Race Germany2023 · as Self - Guest Judge
- We're Here2020 · as Self
- NightGowns2020
- Out Of The Closet2018 · as Self
- The Bold Type2017 · as Sasha Velour
- Portrait Of A Queen2017 · as Self
- The Pit Stop2016 · as Self
- Whatcha Packin'2014 · as Self
- Broad City2014 · as Sasha Velour
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked2010 · as Self - Contestant
- RuPaul's Drag Race2009 · as Self - Contestant
- RuPaul's Drag Race2009 · as Self - Special Guest